Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why...

It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why...

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach...

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach...

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the...

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the...

The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But...

The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But...

All things must change To something new, to something strange.

All things must change To something new, to something strange.

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

Nature is a revelation of God; Art is a revelation of man

Nature is a revelation of God; Art is a revelation of man

A literary critic is a person who finds meaning in literature that the author didn't...

A literary critic is a person who finds meaning in literature that the author didn't...

If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each...

If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each...

Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present,...

Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present,...

Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done,...

Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done,...

Trouble is the next best thing to enjoyment; there is no fate in the world...

Trouble is the next best thing to enjoyment; there is no fate in the world...

For age is opportunity no less than youth itself, though in another dress, and as...

For age is opportunity no less than youth itself, though in another dress, and as...

Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it...

Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it...

I wouldn't mind dying in a plane crash. It'd be a good way to go....

I wouldn't mind dying in a plane crash. It'd be a good way to go....

Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never...

Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never...